Kapoor or Kapur is a Punjabi surname of Khatri clan found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.
Notable people
Notable people bearing the name Kapoor include:
Academia
Anuradha Kapur, professor at National School of Drama
Deepak Kapur, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico. Ilan Kapoor, professor of Critical Development Studies at York University. Jagdish Chandra Kapur, Indian social scientist, entrepreneur and the founder of Kapur Surya Foundation Kapil Kapoor, Indian scholar of linguistics and literature and an authority on Indian intellectual traditions in JNU. Mahendra Nath Kapur, served as Principal of Modern School, New Delhi, for thirty years. Ratna Kapur, law professor and former director of the Centre for Feminist Legal Research in New Delhi, India Shiv G. Kapoor, professor at the University of Illinois Sudarshan Kapoor, professor emeritus, California State University Sukhbir Singh Kapoor, Indian writer and educator. V.K. Kapoor, Vice Chancellor of Raffles University, Neemrana, Rajasthan.
Activists
Jaidev Kapoor, Indian freedom fighter who worked for the Hindustan Republican Association along with Chandra Shekhar Azad Nita Kapoor, Indian-Norwegian activist. She has worked extensively with immigrants' issues in Norway and women's issues globally. Shruti Kapoor, Indian economist, women's rights activist, and social entrepreneur.
Army
General Deepak Kapoor, chief of Army staff, Indian Army
H. L. Kapur, former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress Raj Kumar Kapoor, former colonel in Indian Army Sanjeev Kapoor (air marshal), Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. Currently, he is serving as the director general – Inspection and Flight Safety
Artists
Anish Kapoor, British - Indian sculptor, creator of Cloud Gate
Atul Kapoor, voice artist who gave the voice of Bigg Boss
Anita Kapoor. hosted shows on Discovery, TLC, Channel NewsAsia, okto and AXN. D. S. Kapoor, art historian and educator. Gaurav Kapur, Indian cricket presenter Geeta Kapur, noted Indian art critic, art historian and curator based in New Delhi. She was one of the pioneers of critical art writing Mohan Kapur, voice artist who gave the Hindi voice of the MCU's Dr. Strange
Authors
Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor, Urdu satirist
Manju Kapur, Punjabi novelist. Narinder Singh Kapoor, Punjabi writer Pramod Kapoor (born 1953), Indian writer and publisher
Bureaucrats and politicians
Ajay Kapoor (politician), MLA in Uttar Pradesh
Anita Kapur, Indian IRS officer. She is former Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Harbans Kapoor, BJP Senior politician Jaspat Roy Kapoor, Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh. Kishan Kapoor, Indian politician and the member of BJP. He is the sitting Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Kangra Lok Sabha Mudassar Kapur, Pakistani-Norwegian politician Pavan Kapoor, Indian diplomat and current Indian Ambassador to Russia. Pooja Kapur, Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. She was formerly the Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria and North Macedonia Sanjay Kapoor (politician), Indian Congress politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh Sat Pal Kapur, Indian politician in Patiala, Punjab. Savita Kapoor. Indian politician and the MLA from Dehradun Cantonment Assembly. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sheila Kapur Dikshit, longest serving Chief Minister of Delhi. Vijai Kapoor, former IAS officer and was Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Yashpal Kapur, leader of Indian National Congress and a close aide of Indira Gandhi.
Businessmen
Amit Kapur, American-born internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of WhoCo and Gravity. Served as COO of MySpace B. K. Kapur, Indian businessman and was the chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited John Kapoor, an American multi-millionaire, pharmaceutical entrepreneur, former CEO of Insys Therapeutics Rakesh Kapoor, an Indian businessman. Ex- chief executive officer (CEO) of Reckitt Benckiser which is the parent company of Dettol, Strepsils, Veet, Airborne, Mortein, Air Wick Rakhee Kapoor Tandon, Indian business entrepreneur and venture capitalist. She is one of "India's 25 Most Influential Women", according to India Today. Rana Kapoor, founder of Yes Bank Ritu Kapur, CEO of Quintillion Media, which jointly owns BloombergQuint with Bloomberg L.P. She is the co-founder of The Quint and Network18. Subhash Kapoor, Indian art dealer Vikas Kapoor, CEO of Mezocliq